I'm heartbroken that he's gone but so happy he is no longer suffering. Bo my 6 year old cat passed away today. His entire life has been about making him comfortable with his disabilities and today after bringing him to the vet due to a sudden decline in health we decided it was time to help ease his pain. <\3 my Bo Bo is in a better place now and will never know pain again. It still hurts that he is gone and he will always be missed. Everything from his annoying and loud meows he did to communicate with us , his extremely loud purring and his "not all there.in the head " look about his eyes. Rest in peace buddy. ♥
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my goal is to do something art wise that will mean something someday to someone. it has always been something I've wanted. there just isn't enough time in a day to pursue that goal... Sigh.
Here are a few current pictures of the current Milo & me buns Lilly-broken opal, Mailey-solid blue steel , Uno-Solid steel, Oreo-broken black, Charly -solid chestnut agouti, colby-solid black, tj-solid blue, Tally -solid blue, Thumper - broken chestnut agouti, Frederick -broken black, Firecracker -solid silver tipped steel, Ruben -broken gold tipped steel the French lops and Trace the broken orange mini lop.
The Basics of Rabbit Housing
Before you bring your new bunny home, it's important that you have all the right stuff ready for her. Moving to a new location can be traumatic for rabbits (particularly young ones) and the stress may be too much for your bunny if you don't have a cage ready and she has to live in a makeshift cardboard box. All rabbits need a cage they can call their own, even if you intend to let them run free in the house. The cage serves as a "home base" for a bunny, similar to a burrow in the wild, a place where she can retreat for safety and comfort. If you don't provide her with a proper cage, your bunny will pick a corner of the house to call her own -- and since that includes using it as a rest area, you probably don't want her to select a spot behind your clothes hamper or under your couch. Whether your pet rabbit lives indoors or outside, an all-wire cage is the safest choice. These offer the best protection from predators, children, and other pets such as dogs or cats. Wire cages are also the safest because they are the most sanitary. They will keep your rabbit suspended above its urine and droppings, protecting her from coccidian infections, ammonia buildup, and plain old messy paws. All the Premium Rabbit Homes available via PremiumRabbits.com come complete with urine guards and a slide-out drop tray. These accessories not only keep your rabbit off of its waste, but keep the waste off the floor of your home. It's important to keep in mind that a proper rabbit cage doesn't necessarily make a proper rabbit home. The cage must be situated in the right environment for your rabbit to stay healthy. The surrounding environment must provide protection from the elements and be low on activity that could stress your bunny. If you keep your rabbit in the house, place it in a quiet room away from the main action. If you keep your rabbit outdoors, you should place the cage in a hutch or a barn to protect it from the weather. How large should my rabbit's cage be? As you browse the website of our recommended supplier (PremiumRabbits.com) you will see that they offer rabbit homes in a wide range of sizes. From the pint-sized Dwarf Rabbit Home to the XL Giant Cage that boasts of ten square feet of floor space, you can be sure that they have one the right size for your bunny. But how do you know which one that is? You can determine the right size cage for your rabbit with a little simple math. According to the American Rabbit Breeders Association, each rabbit should have ž of a square foot of cage floor space per pound of body weight. If you want to be generous, and to allow space for feeding and watering equipment, a good rule of thumb is to buy a cage that gives your bunny one square foot of cage space per pound. That way, a 24"x24" cage would be just the right size for a four pound Holland Lop. When you're talking cage sizes, bigger is not always better. Rabbits are actually more comfortable in a small, snug cage than a giant one (think cozy rabbit burrow). Rabbits should have exercise, but the cage is not the proper place for that. Even a giant size cage is too small for a dwarf rabbit to really exercise in. And if your rabbit is having a grumpy day and doesn't want to come outside, you will find it a lot harder to pull him out of a huge cage than a reasonable-sized one! How to Feed Pet Rabbits Correctly There are two elements to keeping your rabbit's diet on track: first is what you feed, second is how you provide it. You must use feeding and watering equipment that keeps the food and water fresh and clean so your rabbit can gain full nutritional benefits from it. Based on our experience in pet rabbit care, we've got some suggestions for you on both points. Start with the Right Food for Pet Rabbits Nutrition plays a huge part in your rabbit's health; that's nothing new. But what is fairly new is a brand of rabbit pellets that provides proper nutrition, probably better than any brand has done before. If you haven't tried Sherwood Forest Natural Rabbit Food yet, you should probably check it out. Many pet rabbit owners don't like feeding their rabbits pellets. They feel that pellets are unnatural and know they sometimes aren't very fresh by the time you get the bag open. That's an understandable point of view, but without a pelleted diet, it can be hard to make sure your bunny is getting balanced nutrition. Sherwood Forest Natural Rabbit Food gives you the best of both worlds by taking a different approach to pellet formulas than most companies. Developed by a long-time rabbit breeder and animal nutritionist, this feed is entirely natural, both in its ingredients and the way it's manufactured. The recipe is simple: sun-cured alfalfa enriched with a whole oil seed blend and fortified with vitamins, chelated minerals, and essential amino acids. This feed contains NO corn, NO soy, and NO grain at all! Recognizing that rabbits have different dietary needs at different stages, Sherwood Forest doesn't try to fit everything into a one-size-fits-all pellet. Instead they offer three different formulas, making sure that every bunny gets what it needs most at its stage of life. They even have a concentrated formula that is designed for a diet of half pellets and half timothy hay. Sherwood Forest food is delivered fresh all over the United States. How much should I feed my rabbit? The amount of pellets your rabbit should get in a day varies so much with the individual rabbit and the brand of food that it's hard to even give a general answer. The best rule is to feed your rabbit whatever keeps it in good condition. Handle your rabbit daily and check its flesh and fur condition. It shouldn't feel flabby or too soft, because an overweight rabbit is nearly as unhealthy as an underfed one. You can check to see if your rabbit obese by feeling its spine. You should be able to feel the individual bumps on its spine, but they should feel rounded, not sharp. Next up: the Right Feeding Equipment Whether you choose a pelleted feed for your rabbit or prefer to formulate its diet yourself, the proper equipment ensures that your rabbit's food stays fresh and unsoiled, and that your bunny has enough but not too much to eat at all times. Choosing the Right Food Dish for your Rabbit The number one rule in selecting a food dish: get one that attaches to the cage. This is more important than the material that the dish is made from, its size, or anything else. Get a dish that attaches to the cage. If you don't your rabbit will probably tip the dish and spill the food. Even heavy ceramic crocks that sit on the cage floor aren't as effective at reducing pellet waste, since they allow rabbits to scratch the pellets out easier than dishes that sit up off the floor like the EZ-crock. Second thing you'll want to consider is the material. In short, plastic and ceramic crocks work best. Metal or glass dishes are fine for occasional use (like when traveling or giving your rabbit a treat), but they don't hold up to everyday wear and tear, cleaning, freezing, or dropping like heavy plastic or ceramic ones do. Most plastic and ceramic crocks can even be run through your dishwasher. By the way - a good food dish will also work well as a water crock. With any rabbit bowl, be it for food or water, you should select a size that will hold what your rabbit will use in a day and not much more. If you choose a very large feed or water dish, your rabbit may think it's fun to sit in and will spoil the contents. What about J-feeders? J-feeders generally work best for large rabbitries, but they can be handy for the pet owner as well. Borrowing their name from their shape,J-feeders allow you to feed rabbits without opening the cage door. They can also hold a great quantity of feed, making them ideal for momma rabbits with a litter of babies. Enjoy shopping around and discovering whether dishes or J-feeders would suit your bunny and your lifestyle the best. Don't forget Rabbit Water Bottles Some pet owners prefer to use dishes to water their rabbits. That's fine, but since bottles can hold more than crocks, and also keep the water cleaner, it's a good idea to have a water bottle on hand in case you go away for the day. Premium Rabbits offers mostly LixitŽ bottles, since that's the best-respected brand in animal watering equipment. But they do in fact have several different styles and sizes to choose from. What size water bottle should you get for a pet rabbit? Well, the 8oz bottles work great for traveling. The 16oz bottle is a good choice for everyday use. And the 32oz or 64oz bottles are suitable for giant rabbits, does with litters, or other situations where more than one rabbit lives in a cage. Grooming Pet Rabbits Housing, food, and water are the three pillars of proper rabbit care. If you've made sure your bunny has the best in those three areas, you're a long way towards keeping him healthy for many years to come. But there are many details you can attend to that will bring his quality of life up from sufficient to excellent. Grooming is one of those details. For some breeds, particularly Angoras, proper grooming is the difference between contentment and misery. Angoras must be groomed regularly or they will become tangled in their own wool, which causes many problems. But for most breeds, grooming is a bonus that can help develop a bond between rabbit and caregiver. Almost all bunnies can benefit from a regular brushing. This will remove the dead hairs and smooth the coat. It will also stimulate oil glands that help protect the coat from dirt, moisture, and even bacteria...not to mention making it glossy and beautiful. It's especially important to remove dead hairs from the coat when a rabbit is molting (shedding). Rabbits lick their own fur to keep it clean, and so when molting can ingest enough of their hair to block their intestines. Brush your molting rabbit daily, then moisten your hands and rub it down to remove extra dead hairs. A slicker brush works pretty well for this task. Trim Your Rabbit's Claws! All rabbits also need their toenails trimmed. Some bunnies' toenails will wear down faster than others, depending on how much exercise it gets, but all pet rabbits need their claws trimmed eventually. Failure to keep the claws short will not only result in more scratches to the handler, but also put the rabbit at risk of breaking or pulling a nail. Here's an important tip: only use pet nail trimmers on rabbits! Do not use human nail clippers on your pet bunny. Human nail trimmers are the wrong shape and are more likely to break rabbits' nails than cleanly trim them. And what about bathing? Should you give your pet rabbit a bath? The answer is no. There are very, very few circumstances in which you should ever give your rabbit a bath, even with so-called "pet safe" shampoos. Bathing your rabbit will be a traumatic experience for your bunny. It will remove that essential oil from the coat. Besides, it will make your rabbit look like a wreck. If your rabbit gets dirty, put it back in its cage and let it clean itself. Rabbits will almost always go right to grooming themselves after they get wet or dirty, and their own tongues can do a better job at getting them clean than you can. If stains show the next day, you can remove them with hydrogen peroxide or white alcohol. Simply apply the peroxide to the stain with a toothbrush, then sprinkle the area with cornstarch. The starch will absorb the stain. Brush it out the next day and you'll have a sparkling clean bunny. Exercise, Training, and Play Playing with your rabbit, whether it's training it for performance or just for fun, has three huge benefits. First, training or play is healthy for rabbits because it gives them both physical and mental exercise. Second, it will help you enjoy your bunny much more, and lead to a closer relationship between bunny and caretaker, which will be healthy for both of you. And thirdly, watching your rabbit play is one of the most important things you can do for it, because you will observe any changes in behavior or health problems as soon as they appear. Most rabbits aren't trained to do tricks, but almost any rabbit could be. They can be trained using a clicker, like training a dog. Another option is to purchase a rabbit-safe harness and check out rabbit hopping competitions. This sport has been popular in Europe for years and is now catching on in America also. For more information on training your bunny, check out our Hoppy Pet Raising Guide. Maintaining Your Pet Rabbit's Health Rabbits are surprisingly hardy. Given the proper housing, diet, and exercise, they have relatively few health problems. They do not need immunizations and most rabbits never see a vet their entire lives. The two keys to keeping them in good condition are to keep the environment sanitary and to observe them carefully, so you can catch any issues before they become big problems. A rabbit's cage doesn't have to be germ-free (and in fact, it shouldn't be), but you should keep it clear of old hay, bedding, or droppings, and go over it with a natural cleaning agent every couple weeks. Most importantly, your rabbit's environment must offer good ventilation. Poor air quality is one of the most common causes of Snuffles and other respiratory infections. Rabbits have much more sensitive noses than people, so if you can smell ammonia around your rabbit's cage, he can smell it much stronger. Using a high quality bedding such as CareFresh in your drop trays can go a long way towards reducing ammonia. we recently welcomed Frederick a broken black Jr Buck with quite the personality ♥ I am absolutely in love with this little man and know he will be a great addition to our Milo & me crew!
Not long after losing Milo, Tucker and his daughter, we sadly lost Holly, Tilly, Otis, Tessy, Sexy, Pete and Titan. It has been a very hard time and struggle in the loss of them. Tessy was very special to me as I hand raised her and fought tooth and nail to keep her alive the first six months of her life. After everyone telling me she'd be nothing more than a pet she started to prove them wrong and do well for herself at shows. I will miss her dearly and will never forget the place in my heart her and Max took with them when they passed away.
With as fast paced and crazy as life gets, updating has gotten away from me. Sadly 2 weeks ago yesterday, Milo passed away and 2 weeks ago today, so did Tucker. Mailey misses Milo dearly and has not been the same since his passing. It is funny how they feel the loss just as we do. We also lost one of Tucker's daughters the same day as him. The other 5 babies from the litter he fathered are doing amazing and will be turning 12 weeks this Sunday. We will be adding to our herd by keeping back Lilly, Maddy and Otis's daughter, as well as Colby, TJ and Titan, Tucker and Oreo's daughter and two boys. Maddy went to a new home and is thriving and doing very well. SPOILED ROTTEN. Oreo just had a litter of 6 healthy babies and Holly is due hopefully the 24th of this month. We will be breeding Tessy and Tilly this weekend and hoping for some babies by next month from them. Wedding planning is chugging along slowly. My dress is taken care of, flowers are being arranged, other details are also being taken care of. Buying a house however seems to be taking a ton of time and increases stress on all involved. My Fiance has done an amazing job at fixing and mending the house and has it looking amazing!
Mango was born 1/23/13 and was a normal healthy baby bunny for her first week. Suddenly, she just stopped growing and couldn't get anything from her mom. After removing her from the litter to help her make it she started growing and thriving. She was always a little small but gaining each day. She Developed an upper respiratory infection shortly after she aspirated some water at around 8 weeks old. After recovering from that she improved leaps and bounds. sadly, she aspirated again and it turned into pneumonia and she lost her fight exactly 13 weeks to the day from her birth day. The hurt seems unbearable now and I am sure walking into my room and seeing her empty pen will not help any tonight, but she is happy, healthy and pain free now. She will always have a special place in my heart. </3 Mango lost her fight tonight. She made it 12 weeks longer than anyone ever Wry Neck in it's various forms is more common in winter months as a result of more weather related stress, dehydration and various types of respiratory infections. It is not clea how the rabbi acquires the spores but we know they must be ingested. I have always suspected that the spores are dormant in hay or feed since they are ground crops subject to contamination from rodents, birds, cats, dogs, foxes, etc. I quite frankly suspect all raabits are carriers of the spores but only when the immune system is compromised does the animal show symptoms. I am certain that it is always secondary to some other debiliating condition. Lack of adequate water supply for a s little as 12 hours can and does trigger the onset. We see symptoms typically one week after the water depravation. It does not seem to be contagious in the same way that respiratory infections are but the spores that are shed in the urine can remain viable for months outside the body. CLeaning the cage with 10% bleach solution is necessary to kill the spores. Removing any nesting material, resting boards etc. is also important. We rarely see more than one kit in a litter with the symptoms although all are no doubt carriers as the spores can be spread transplacentally from the Mother. Keeping nest boxes free of urine soaked material is also critical. Treatment is successful in varying degrees. We have had about a 75% success ratio for complete recovery. Another 10% remain somewhat tilted but otherwise live a normal life. About 5% will give up and die with or without treatment. The other 10% are left more severely compromised and some are then euthanized due to recurrent eye infections or uncontrollable rolling which threatens fractures. Recognizing the symptoms early is the key to treatment. I encourage everyone to look at the list of symptoms and become aware of what to look for BEFORE YOU NEED IT.
The night of October 20th, 2004 was the night of my birthday party for the
eighth grade. I had a couple close friends over to spend the night and have a good time. It was a typical friday night for us, We played games, watched movies and ate junk food like any normal 12 and 13 year olds would do. We stayed up till the early morning hours just laughing as if the world were perfect and never going to stop. When we finally woke up and came out into the kitchen for breakfast I saw my mom sitting at the edge of the table, dad standing behind her chair and their good friends sitting at the table as well. I remember the looks on all of their faces just before the tears started to stream down their cheeks. Mom muttered that something terrible had happened and they needed to tell me. I immediately got weak in the knees and felt a hole in my stomach start tearing, I started crying and asked where my dog Lady was. They proceeded to tell me it was not Lady, she was fine, but my God sister had been in a car accident and had passed away. I remember turning blankly and walking back into my room where Sirius satelite was playing the song "Break Away" by Kelly Clarkson, my favorite song at the time. I laid on my bed, face in pillow, crying for hours that day. We were like distant sisters, always had fun together, and she was gone. It was the last time I celebrated my birthday with friends, it was the last time I cared about my birthday and it was when I realized never take the ones you love for granted. Yesterday was the 7 year anniversary of her death, today is the day I found out about her death. I still miss her to this day. Words can not describe how I feel about it all. Making changes in ur life is never an easy task. The key is not 2
get caught up in the distance u have 2 go 2 get 2 where u want 2 b. Nor should u despair over the amount of control u have over your circumstances. Progress is made in small, intentional steps, & chances r, u have more power than u think. By focusing on little steps u can take every day, the progress u make will motivate u to continue your journey, & eventually, u can go wherever u want 2 go.The important thing is simply 2 begin. Maybe we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the
right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift! Maybe when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we do not even see the new one which has been opened for us! Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives! Maybe the happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way! Maybe the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you cannot go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches! Maybe you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do! Maybe there are moments in life when you miss someone; a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child; so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around you appreciate them more! Maybe the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you have ever had! Welcome the Present as if You had invited it!
True happiness cannot be found in things that change and pass away. Pleasure and pain alternate inexorably. Happiness comes from the Self and can be found in the Self only. Find your real Self and all else will come with it You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. To see the limits of possibility, try the impossible... There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world; those who are afraid to try, and those who are afraid you will succeed... Remember me? I once meant everything to you. The world is not going to end in 2012 because my yoghurt expires 2013 Dear bed, im sorry i left you this morning, take me back? ): I act like i don't care because i think you dont care hurt ME WITH Truth but Don't Satisfy ME WITH A LIE If you dont know me, dont judge me" nobody ever said you had to love me. To lose someone you love is to alter your life for ever... You
don't get over it because it is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are new people, but the gap never closes. Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of seperation...Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday, unseen, unheard, but always near. The newest additions to the family are the Drawz's! On my 22nd birthday, 10/31/2012, Garrick Drawz proposed to me. It was the best birthday present ever <3 Now comes the long wedding planning journey!
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It is SNOWING on October 5th 2012.... Gosh I hate when we get the snow this early in the year... But the moisture is definately welcome after the forest fires and drought we have been having. It is shocking the ammount falling and with no accumulation.... SO much for letting the rabbits run outside toda
Finding Otis was a complete surprise to me. I was scheduled to attend the MSRBA Rabbit show September 29th when my little Max passed away suddenly due to a broken back the weekend before. I was crushed and feeling like I could never look at another Boy rabbit again. I decided to go anyways and a breeder who was going to be there said she would have some for me to look at. I saw THE ONE that I fell in love with instantly. I took him out and he was mellow, I posed him and looked him over and he was beautiful! Then uppon looking at his tag I saw it, Maxwell. I KNEW this was it. This was THE ONE that was meant to be. When the breeder came back over and I explained to her I liked him, she informed me he was taken. I was devastated. A gentleman was on his way from Canada to get the rabbit I felt so strongly about.... So I took a look at a few others and found a sweet boy who had that naughty personality just like my Max. She told me if the gentleman didn't come to get the one I fell in love with, he could be mine. Well, you can imagine my reservations of getting attached when I knew my luck was so horrible it could never happen. Hours passed and there was no response from the man coming to take him. The next morning I walked over to ask if I could enter the other little guy I was going to be taking home in the show to get feed back on him from a judge when she looked at me with a big smile on her face and said something that I couldn't quite get my brain to understand. Staring at her blankly, she repeated with an even bigger smile, "He's yours" I know my eyes must have gotten so large from hearing those words. All I could respond was, "REALLY?" she gave me a big hug and reaffirmed that he was indeed MINE. That is the story of how I came to get Otis, my new little French Lop buck. Animals take a special place in our hearts. Each animal who comes into your life will affect you differently, at least in my case they do. On March third of 2012, Max was born. After nearly 2 years of trying to get baby bunnies out of my pair of French Lop Rabbits, they had one single baby alive and well. From the beginning I knew he was special and he showed me over and over again with each outing, each milestone and each accomplishment he achieved. Every person he came in contact with fell in love with him. People didn’t even have to meet him to know how special he was. His pictures and the posts I made about him were enough to show them. He had a special light to him and a personality that was unlike any animals I have ever seen before. He was my Maximilian and was most definitely one in a million. He went everywhere with me and was more like a child than a rabbit… he loved his car rides in his doggie car seat where he could look out the window, going to the store and riding in the cart while I shopped and visiting friends and family for all the attention in the world. On Sunday, September 23rd of 2012, I went to take Max out of his kennel to take pictures with the ribbons won from the previous weekend’s shows. He wasn’t himself at all. Normally he is bouncing and jumping like a crazy man to see me and so excited that he can’t contain himself. Not this time. This time he was lying down and almost moping. This wasn’t out of the norm for sweet Max; he could pout with the best of them and make you feel horrible. Usually a romp in the grass outside was enough to perk him up and make up for whatever it was you had done so wrong to him. But this time was different…. He barely moved around, he wouldn’t eat carrots, wouldn’t take cheerios, grass, nothing….He was sick. So thinking a shot of antibiotics and some TLC would do the trick I put him in the running area for the buns. I came back not even an hour later to find him laying splayed out all four legs out to either side of him and his nose flat down on the floor with a shallow breathing… Something was very wrong. I scooped him up and ran upstairs with him trying not to panic and told my mom. He was cold, shallow breathing and jerking struggling to stay alert. I made up some antibiotic water and gave him that and pedialite via syringe. I jumped on my laptop to type out a message to a friend asking what it could be, and all I got to type was, “my rabbit is showing,” before he got worse. A friend called and typed out a message for me and then I realized that he was dying. My 6.5 month old baby boy Max was dying before my eyes. I held him tight in my arms like I did so many times before when I needed him to cheer me up crying and praying this wasn’t happening. But it was. Within a minute he was gone… Just like that my baby boy was taken so suddenly from me. It hasn’t even been 48 hours since his passing and the pain is just so real yet unreal. I keep thinking it’s not true, it can’t be true. I expect to hear him running around, see him excited and being goofy to see me and just making my day that completely positive experience that I had never experienced before he was born. I woke up and looked forward to seeing him and having him be a part of my day. I will never hear his little bell on his collar jingle again, he will never be glued to my feet as I am trying to get things done again, and I will always miss my little man, Max. He is gone but will never be forgotten. He was that one special pet that comes into your life and changes you. For the better in their presence and maybe for the worse in their departure as I don’t think I will be able to fully open my heart to another like I did with him. There is a part of my heart that will always ache for him and love him at the same time. 9/11 Eleven years later:
Today marks the day in history, eleven long years ago, when our country entered into one of the biggest battles it has known. Today eleven years ago began a war between two countries and numerous religions and races. I will join the rest of the USA in honoring those who lost their lives in the twin tower attacks. We fly the flag proud today, proud of our country, proud of those who have fallen in defense of our country and proud of those who risk their lives to fight for it. 9/11 has forever scarred us as a nation but in no way has it weakened us. On this day, 11 years ago, where were you? Do you remember? What did you think, feel or want to do about it? I remember vividly, I was sitting in Mr. Carlson’s 5thgrade class waiting for class to start. His phone rang. He sounded shocked with an unforgettable look on his face, one that showed shock, fear and unknowing all at once. I had never seen this normally laid back man move as fast as he did to turn the classroom TV on to the news. I remember everyone quieting down and turning to watch the TV as we saw one the smoke coming from a gaping hole in the side of the first twin tower, just sitting there in shock and not knowing what it all meant at that moment in time. We watched as the second plane crashed into the second tower in what seemed like slow motion. It wasn’t until a couple years later that I would fully be able to grasp what had happened and feel the full affect of those attacks other then, something is wrong. Max is my beautiful, nearly 6 month old French Lop buck. He was my first living baby out of breeding my pair. They only had the one baby and he definately is ONE IN A MILLION! Standing at the counter with him at around 4 weeks old just after finding out he was a boy, we were stumped on picking a name for this special boy! I had held a contest through Milo & Me's facebook page to get one and nothing seemed to fit him.... And it hit me from absolutely no where! MAX! It wasn't until WEEKS later that someone called him Maxamilion and I thought PERFECT! Maxamilion is one in a million! Believe it or not, his adopted sister, (Fostered to his mom Mailey to help save him) is only 2.5 pounds and 2 days older! He still has a ways to grow but he is working his way up the weight class very nicely! His personality is absolutely the best and I am soooo glad I decided to keep him instead of getting a puppy! He is my pride and joy in every aspect. Something odd that I see NOW were all signs he was meant to stay.... I only Owned Milo and Mailey at the time of his birth, He was my 3rd French Lop EVER. Born on March 3rd, Milo and Mailey's birthdays are both on the 9th day of the month and 3 multiplied by 3 is 9. He had 3 still born siblings in the litter before him and 3 siblings in the litter after him. Mailey fostered 2 polish babies in with Max putting the total litter at 3 babies. Mailey fostered in 3 babies to her third litter. Just a fun little coinkydink! I have been working on colonizing my French lop does curently and have found it to be trying. Individually they are potty trained but if you throw others in the mix they are not as potty trained, still trained just not fully.... This to me is frustrating.... But it is going well otherwise! Tessy is making a full recovery after her Bloat and fluid in her lungs and Max is absolutely having a ball with full run of my room! Maybe Milo and him will be willing to share my room and I can cut back to NO CAGES AT ALL! We shall see in the weeks to come. This weekend we will be experimenting on if the father son duo will tollerate eachother as Max can be a bit much at times like his mother ;) My grandpa and cousin's husband celebrated their birthdays together Sunday! Max got to come along and celebrate with the family :) He didn't stray very far from his new besty Keely! She was feeding him watermelon and he wouldn't let her out of his site! Here are some photos I took on my cell phone of the day... I will be adding more of max from my camera later <3
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